Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship was 54.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
54.7%
in 2025
All-time low
50.2%
in 2004
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 54.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 54.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50.3% | — |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 50.2% | 52.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 50.4% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 52.6% | 54.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Iceland 72.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 66.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 66.0% compare
- 4 Malta 65.4% compare
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 54.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2004.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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